人类一直渴望能制造出像人一样聪明的机器人，虽然现有的科技还不足以实现这一梦想，但它却可以在科幻电影中变为“现实”。从1927年好莱坞第一个电影机器人玛丽亚开始，几十年来，无数个经典的机器人形象走入我们的生活,带给我们无限的欢乐和震撼。下面就让我们一起穿越时空，回顾一下银幕上那些经典的机器人吧。

　　look around you: the future's here. robots build our cars. they save our lives, defusing terrorist bombs. they go to war, flying pilotless over enemy territory. and now comes a robot called optimus prime who is big and brave, has a strong sense of justice and is, erm, a truck. with the release of transformers 2, it is time to take a look at the best movie robots to appear on the silver screen. from the baddies to the downright cute, will you agree with this list of the 10 best movie robots?

optimus prime  transformers2 (2009)
the most perfect autobot with a strong sense of justice and righteousness
　　optimus prime is a character in the transformers universe. he is the leader of the autobots, a faction of heroic transformers from the planet cybertron who wage their battles against the evil forces of his brother's group the decepticons for control of their homeworld, and by extension, peace in the universe. optimus prime is depicted as a heroic, brave and compassionate character who puts all his talent to use to improve the world around him.? in transformers 2, he battled his foes with unyielding resolve to uphold this belief.

the terminator  the terminator 2018(2009)
the first robot to be governor of california
　　the arnold schwarzenegger terminator (a t-800) is one of the most cold, calculating and unstoppable machines ever. he becomes the hero—and one whose ultimate sacrifice makes grown men weep. on a thematic level, the terminators use violence to preach against violence and ultimately show that even a creation made to do evil can be redeemed, taught to love, and realize the value of human life.

wall.e   wall.e (2008)
the first to get laughs out of recycling
　　a mechanical dustman who clears up the mess on a desolated earth, with a cockroach as his best friend. oh, and he has no real language. but he loves hello, dolly!. this is wall.e, a robot with the conscience of al gore and the comic timing of charlie chaplin, to save the planet and make everyone laugh. forget rodney in robots, a failed attempt three years ago to make a cute 'droid. the lonely last waste allocation load lifter, earth-class, is the most adorable, say the critics.

marvin the paranoid android  hitchhiker's guide to the galaxy (film 2005)
the first robot to get really, really down
　　"here i am, brain the size of a planet." marvin is what happens when you give a robot a personality and it goes wrong. companion of ford prefect and arthur dent, he is 50,000 times more intelligent than a human, and knows it. "i didn't ask to be made. no one consulted me or considered my feelings." more depressed than paranoid, he was modelled on aa milne's eeyore by douglas adams. "life? don't talk to me about life."

sonny   i, robot (2004)
the most human-like robot who has dreams
　　inspired by the writings of isaac asimov, this film asks what would happen if robots evolved their own consciousness. sonny, an ns-5 humanoid who has dreams, is accused of murdering his creator and goes on the run. he's tracked down by a robophobic policeman (with a mechanical arm) played by will smith. it's set in 2035, but the future seems closer than that when you consider that honda's real-life robot, the asimo, can interact with people, conduct an orchestra and even climb stairs.

k9   doctor who (1977)
the first robot to hate cats
　　smart-talking electronic hound who appeared by the doctor's side in the same year as star wars—which was no coincidence at all. cute robots were all the rage on children's tv. k9 endures, most recently appearing in the latest series finale. with no hair, no danger of little accidents, and a mind capable of doing far more than fetch, is k9 the perfect pet? "affirmative, master."

r2d2   star wars (1977)
the first robot to be named by his director george lucas as his favourite actor.
　　much more interesting than his brassy, fussy companion c3po, the little guy can't speak english, but he's a more rounded character than most of the humans in the star wars franchise. repairs spaceships, rescues people, carries vital messages and helps to blow up the death star. has been in sesame street and the simpsons, and spawned a generation of diminutive, warbling tin cans.

robby the robot  forbidden planet  (1956)
the first robot to get equal billing with the human stars in his film
　　despite being 7ft 7ins tall, with claw-like hands and a glass head that shows his gears, robby was the first lovable screen robot. part jeeves, part clown, part aga, he can "produce, on order, ten tons of lead or a slinky evening gown" and is suitably smug about it. based on ariel, the sprite from shakespeare's the tempest, believe it or not, he was a massive success as both a character and a toy.

maria metropolis (1927)
the first robot to perform as an exotic42) dancer, then get burned at the stake
　　the first great screen robot is every inch44) a metal woman. fritz lang's revolutionary film is set in a futuristic city where the workers toil underground and the thinkers enjoy a life of privilege above them. the robot is created in the image of maria, love interest and heroine of the movie. it creates havoc among the workers, who rise up against their masters.

　　看看四周——未来就在你身边。机器人为我们制造汽车；他们拆除恐怖分子的炸弹，拯救我们的生命；他们奔赴战场，只身飞越敌区。现在还有一种机器人擎天柱，他高大勇猛，非常有正义感，嗯，还有，它是一辆卡车。随着《变形金刚2》的公映，是时候该打量一下银幕上出现的那些经典电影机器人了。无论是坏透顶的，还是可爱至极的，在你看来，下列九个电影机器人是不是最经典的呢？

擎天柱 《变形金刚2》(2009)
具有强烈公平和正义感的最完美的变形金刚
　　擎天柱是变形金刚军团中的一个人物。他是汽车人——来自赛伯坦星球的变形金刚英雄派——的首领。这些汽车人为了掌控自己的家园，更为了宇宙的和平，展开了对其兄弟派系、邪恶力量——霸天虎的斗争。英勇无畏且富于同情心，是擎天柱这个人物的真实写照。为了让身边的世界更加美好，他竭尽所能。在《变形金刚2》中，他坚守这一信念，奋力抗击敌人。

终结者 《终结者2018》(2009)
第一个成为加利福尼亚州州长的机器人
　　阿诺德·施瓦辛格扮演的终结者(t-800)是史上最冷酷无情、工于心计并且所向披靡的机器人。他成了英雄——一个最终因为牺牲而让成年人也潸然泪下的英雄。从主题上看，终结者以暴制暴，并最终表明，即便是一个生就为恶的生物也是可以救赎的，是可以通过教化来使其产生爱心并认识到人类生命之价值的。
　　

瓦力  《机器人瓦力》(2008)
第一个通过收垃圾让人开怀大笑的机器人
　　一名清洁工机器人在一座荒无人烟的地球上清理垃圾，他最好的朋友是一只蟑螂。实际上他不会说话，但他迷恋《你好，多莉！》这部音乐剧。这就是机器人瓦力，他既有阿尔·戈尔的良知，能够拯救世界；又能像查理·卓别林那样有着不失分寸的幽默感，为每个人带来欢笑。三年前的《机器人历险记》本想造就一个可爱的机器人，但没有成功，就让片中的罗德尼成为过去吧。影评家认为，最后一个清洁工、孤独的瓦力是最可爱的机器人。

忧郁症机器人马文 《银河系漫游指南》(2005)

第一个实实在在没精打采的机器人
　　“瞧我，脑袋能装下整个行星。”你赋予一个机器人以个性，它就会出错。马文的情况就是这样。他是福特·长官和亚瑟·登特的好友，智商高出人类五万倍，对此，他明白得很。“我没让你们把我造出来，没人找我商量过这事，也没人顾及我的感受。”他是道格拉斯·亚当斯基于a.a.米尔恩笔下的小驴屹耳塑造出来的，与其说是忧郁，倒不如说是沮丧。“生活？别跟我谈什么生活。”

索尼 《机械公敌》(2004)
最人性化的、会做梦的机器人
　　这部影片的创作灵感源自艾萨克·阿西莫夫的作品，它提出了一个问题：倘若机器人进化出了意识，会发生怎样的事情？索尼是一个外形酷似人类、能够做梦的ns-5型机器人，他被指控在谋杀了他的缔造者之后，逃之夭夭。追捕他的是对机器人心存恐惧、由威尔·史密斯饰演的一名警察(有着一只机器胳膊)。虽然故事时间设定在2035年，但细想一下本田公司生产的阿西莫，这个能与人交流，指挥乐队，甚至能爬楼梯的“仿真机器人”，未来似乎离我们更近了。

k9  《神秘博士》(1977)
第一个与猫交恶的机器人
　　这只伶牙俐齿的电子狗出现在神秘博士身旁的那一年，恰逢《星球大战》上映。这可完全不是巧合。当时在儿童电视节目中，天真可爱的机器人风靡一时。k9一直活跃于银幕之上，最近一次是在最新一季的大结局中。身上没毛，惹出的都是滔天大祸，能做到的事情远不止拿点东西那么简单——k9是最理想的宠物吗？“是的，主人！”

r2d2  《星球大战》(1977)
第一个被导演乔治·卢卡斯提名为其最喜爱演员的机器人
　　这个小家伙比他那个故作矜持的黄铜色同伴c3po要有意思得多，他不会讲英语，但在《星球大战》人物谱中却是一个比大多数人类都要完美的角色。修理飞船，解救民众，传送重要讯息，协助炸毁“死星”。《芝麻街》中有他，《辛普森一家》中也有他，后来还“繁衍”出新一代能发出柔和颤音的小铁皮罐。

罗比罗伯特 《惑星历险》(1956)
第一个在电影中与人类明星一样出现在演员表上的机器人
　　尽管身高7英尺7英寸，双手有如利爪，玻璃脑袋里的齿轮清晰可见，罗比仍然是银幕上第一个讨人喜欢的机器人。他有时像一个忠实男仆，有时像个小丑，有时又像一名将军；他可以“根据订单造出几十吨铅或者一袭紧身晚礼服”，并为此感到洋洋得意。他的原型是莎士比亚《暴风雨》中的精灵埃里厄尔，说了你也许不相信，他不但作为一个电影人物成绩斐然，而且做成玩具后也大受欢迎。

玛利亚《大都会》(1927)
第一个扮作脱衣舞娘、后来被处以火刑的机器人
　　银幕第一个超级机器人是个彻头彻尾的金属女人。弗里茨·朗导演的这部革新性电影，拍摄背景设定在一座充满未来色彩的城市，“劳动者”们在地下辛苦工作，“思想者”们则在地上过着养尊处优的生活。片中的机器人是仿照该片女主人公、喜欢谈情说爱的玛利亚制造出来的。它跑到劳工们中间煽风点火搞破坏，劳工们纷纷反叛雇主。